Dust from Sahara Desert colours Europe orange

Posted by Anita Froneman on 16 March 2022

Dust clouds originating from the Sahara Desert are drifting over large parts of Europe, resulting in orange-tinted cities. Storm Celia has caused a depression over Morocco and Algeria, and winds have carried sand particles over the Mediterranean that have now settled over Switzerland, Spain and France.

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‘Yesterday we woke up to an apocalyptic sky as the Sahara dust fell on the snow in Verbier (Switzerland),’ Tweeted Melody Sky.

Spain’s weather service described the dust as ‘extraordinary and very intense’, and the country’s national air quality index qualified the capital and large parts of the south-east coast as ‘extremely unfavourable’, reports Daily Mail.

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Picture: Melody Sky

Switzerland

Picture: Melody Sky

The United Kingdom is also expected to be affected by poor air quality.

This phenomenon is not uncommon, and authorities in affected countries have advised residents to keep indoors where possible, and those suffering from respiratory health issues like asthma to wear face masks and carry inhalers with them at all times.

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